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New-Product Blitz Paying Dividends for Honda India
Sales momentum has picked up in the past four years as Honda has introduced four popular new models, with four more due in the next two years.
By Sudhakar Shah • Sept. 23, 2015 -
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VW’s Deception Hurts Entire Auto Industry
Editor's note: This story is part of the WardsAuto digital archive, which may include content that was first published in print, or in different web layouts.There is a cloud hanging over the world’s automotive community, and it wasn’t caused by pollution from Volkswagen diesels.It is a cloud of u...
By Drew Winter • Sept. 22, 2015 -
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TrendlineArtificial Intelligence
Automakers and dealers alike are increasingly seeing the use case for AI within their operations. Explore some use cases in this trendline.
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Redesigned Buick LaCrosse to Bow in Los Angeles
The 5-passenger sedan, which was last fully redone in in 2009 as a ’10 model and updated in ’14, will receive a grille treatment inspired by the Avenir concept.
By James M. Amend • Sept. 22, 2015 -
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Nissan Says Altima Refresh One of Its Biggest
New exterior and interior styling, a reimagined center stack and center console and improved highway fuel economy for 2.5L models are just a few updates for ’16.
Sept. 22, 2015 -
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Mazda Raising Brand Image by Refining Connected Car
Mazda’s new design language is meant to project a premium feel, which may require a connected-car offering that is more advanced than the current generation of Mazda Connect.
By Alysha Webb • Sept. 18, 2015 -
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Renault Spain Hires 1,000 to Meet Kadjar CUV Demand
Renault launched assembly of the Kadjar, its first C-segment CUV, in April and is exporting it to 40 countries. Current daily output is 450 units on each of two shifts.
By Jorge Palacios • Sept. 18, 2015 -
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GM Holden Saves Best for Last With Commodore VFII
The Commodore VFII is intended to lead the automaker through the next two years until its manufacturing plant closes and Holden ends 107 years of car production by becoming purely an importer.
By Alan Harman • Sept. 18, 2015 -
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Nissan Wins Race in Week’s Automotive Ad Traffic
Placing at the top of the list is the debut of “Imagination” supporting the Rogue, which earned 1.4 million views for an overall 35.3% share-of-voice rating among all automotive ads.
By WardsAuto Staff • Sept. 17, 2015 -
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Honda Benchmarks Germans for 10th-Gen Civic Sedan
The upcoming ’16 Civic 4-door will get two new engines, a base 2.0L and, for higher trim levels, the brand’s first turbocharged mill in North America, plus have ride and handling characteristics to match higher-priced luxury C-cars.
Sept. 16, 2015 -
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BMW 7-Series Gestures Suggest Future Wizardry
The all-new 7-Series features a new audio and communication interface that uses simple midair finger gestures to control functions such as audio volume.
By Bob Gritzinger • Sept. 16, 2015 -
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VW U.S. Plans Include Long-Wheelbase, Hybrid Tiguan
The new Tiguan goes on sale in Europe in April 2016, riding on the German automaker’s flexible MQB platform and sporting a more dynamic and crisper appearance compared with the original that launched in 2007.
By Bob Gritzinger • Sept. 15, 2015 -
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New Infiniti Compact Breaks Cover Ahead of Frankfurt Debut
Although it’s a relatively inexpensive vehicle type, Infiniti says it spared no expense for its first C-car, promising “superior fit-and-finish details, both visible and tactile, across all grades.”
Sept. 14, 2015 -
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Ford Kicks Up Explorer’s Trim Level
“Platinum takes it up a notch,” says Matt Zuehlk, Explorer brand manager.
By Steve Finlay • Sept. 11, 2015 -
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Cadillac XT5 Breaks Out
The '17 XT5 will replace the SRX, the best-selling vehicle for the General Motors luxury division.
By James M. Amend • Sept. 10, 2015 -
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Automakers Bristle at Zimbabwe’s Buy-Local Order
The president of the Motor Trade Assn. of Zimbabwe says the capabilities of the country’s assemblers are so limited the directive to government agencies and public institutions to buy at least 80% locally made vehicles may be ignored.
By Ceaser Mhukahuru • Sept. 10, 2015 -
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Toyota Looks to Grow Prius Sales, Customer Base
Toyota sold 181,221 liftbacks, the original Prius body style, in 2007 in the U.S., but last year liftback and V wagon deliveries combined totaled 166,802.
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Bentley Seeks New Terrain With Bentayga
Bentley’s new SUV carries over some of the 2012 concept’s themes, namely the prominent haunches and steeply raked backlight. But there the similarities end. The headlights and grille are smaller, and the whole front end leans backward, adding a sporty flair.
Sept. 8, 2015 -
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Rolls-Royce Pulls Cover Off Dawn Drophead
The hand-built car will cost $325,000, a conservative estimate from the company since most customers will add thousands of dollars of bespoke options.
By James M. Amend • Sept. 8, 2015 -
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GM’s Russian JV Takes New-Gen Chevy Niva Off Shelf
Despite GM’s shutdown of Chevrolet and Opel assembly and sales operations in Russia, and limiting its imports to Cadillac and a handful of Chevy products, the Niva is one of the country’s best-selling CUVs.
By Eugene Gerden • Sept. 8, 2015 -
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GM Raises Korea Stakes With Launch of Trax Diesel
Combined with strong sales of the just-released Chevrolet Impala that is imported from parent General Motors’ Hamtramck, MI, plant in the U.S., GM Korea CEO Sergio Rocha is confident of capturing 10% of the Korean market this year.
By Vince Courtenay • Sept. 8, 2015 -
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Hyundai’s Korean Workers’ Union Seeks Arbitration
During the requested 10-day arbitration period the union will ask its members to vote on approving strike action.
By Vince Courtenay • Sept. 4, 2015 -
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Renault-Nissan and Daimler Break Ground on Mexico Manufacturing Plant
The automakers are investing $1 billion in the COMPAS JV, which will have an initial production capacity of more than 230,000 vehicles annually.
Sept. 3, 2015 -
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Chevy Spark a Conquest for GM India Over GM Korea
Winning the lion’s share of Spark production underscores GM India’s growing role as an export hub. Besides labor costs that are lower than GM Korea’s, the automaker’s Indian subsidiary also has more unused plant capacity.
By Vince Courtenay • Sept. 3, 2015 -
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Lexus Targets German Brands With New RX F Sport
Performance enhancements for the fourth-generation CUV boost the F Sport trim level beyond just an appearance package.
Sept. 3, 2015 -
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Honda HR-V Outrunning Sales, Conquest Projections
The HR-V is important because it was designed as a conquest vehicle to draw new buyers to Honda, truck planning chief James Jenkins says: ‟The goal was conquest and about 50% percent of the buyers are conquests.”
By Jim Mateja • Sept. 2, 2015
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